A PAIR OF FINE KANO SCHOOL SIX-PANEL BYOBU (FOLDING SCREENS) DEPICTING BIRDS IN A LANDSCAPE

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A PAIR OF FINE KANO SCHOOL SIX-PANEL BYOBU (FOLDING SCREENS) DEPICTING BIRDS IN A LANDSCAPE Japan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink, watercolors, gold paint, and gold leaf on paper. Each mounted on silk brocade on six wood panels with metal fittings. The first screen depicting a luscious plum tree with vibrant blossoms in red and white, and a pair of pheasants sitting under its shade. The second panel similarly decorated with a gnarled plum tree, the view partially obscured by a bamboo fence, as two azure-winged magpies flit about the tall hedge. SIZE 173 x 381 cm (each) Auction comparison: Compare a related pair of six-panel screens with blossoms behind a fence, 18th century, at Artcurial, Art d’Asie, 12 December 2023, Paris, lot 73 (sold EUR 19,680).

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